Search Results: 'Forestry Commission'

Confor Awards celebrate leaders of the forestry and wood-using industry
14 March, 2024
Confor announced the winners of the Confor Awards 2024 as part of a ceremony at Surgeons Quarter, Edinburgh on March 12.

Arauco selects Opturion for forestry supply chain optimisation
12 March, 2024
Opturion, a leading supply chain optimisation company, has announced that it has been awarded a contract by global forest products company Arauco. This contract marks a significant milestone for Opturion and reinforces its commitment to working with innovative customers to increase productivity and efficiency.

TIMCON highlights collaboration and data as key to success
25 January, 2024
Collaboration between different sector organisations is increasingly important to achieving shared targets for the timber industry, according to John Dye, president of the Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON).

Ghana wood product exports drop 16% in Q3
04 December, 2023
Ghana’s wood exports saw a 16% decrease in volumes terms in Q3, 2023, compared to the preceding quarter, according to Ghana Forestry Commission data shared by the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO).

Forestry Conference to focus on ‘Next generation’
09 August, 2023
‘Next generation: Securing our future’ is the theme of the 2023 Forestry Conference, run by the CLA, Grown in Britain and the Forestry Commission.

AI and IoT future game changers for the forestry industry
12 June, 2023
Open sharing of information about forests is of great importance in order to protect the climate and preserve biodiversity. Currently, Sweden’s Linnaeus University is running the Forest 4.0 initiative, an excellence centre for the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) in the forestry sector in Lithuania. The goal is to develop innovative solutions that encompass the entire process of modern forestry.

Setra EU visit focuses on plant protection and sustainability
31 May, 2023
Wood industry company Setra has hosted an EU delegation comprising the chief officers of plant health from the EU Member States.

Gary Kerr becomes QJF editor
19 April, 2023
The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) has announced that Gary Kerr is the new commissioning editor for the Quarterly Journal of Forestry (QJF).

Wooden pallet manufacturing and reuse show large uplift
05 April, 2023
Manufacturing and reuse of timber pallets increased significantly according to the most recent survey commissioned by the Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) and the research arm of the Forestry Commission, Forest Research.

Forestry minister backs Timber Sector Deal
28 March, 2023
UK forestry minister Trudy Harrison MP has backed a proposal from Confor and Friends of the Earth to develop a Timber Sector Deal – to bring together government, industry, green groups and farmers to increase future supplies of home-grown timber.

ICF conference to improve forester/farmer connections
24 March, 2023
Increased integration between farmers and foresters will be promoted at a conference organised by the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) from April 25-26.

Leaders of the forestry and wood-using industry recognised at biggest-ever Confor Awards Dinner
09 March, 2023
Confor announced the winners of the Confor Awards 2023 as part of a ceremony at Surgeons Quarter, Edinburgh on February 28.

Carbon removal certification proposals welcomed
01 December, 2022
The publication on November 30 by the European Commission of a draft legislative proposal on the certification of carbon removals has been broadly welcomed by the European woodworking and sawmill industries.

Market review shows strongest woodland trading conditions ever seen
14 November, 2022
Woodland sales in England and Wales have seen the strongest trading conditions ever recorded by Tustins, the forestry and woodland experts, as revealed in their first Woodland Market Review.

Forestry leadership programme to help meet skills crisis
23 September, 2022
As a forestry skills shortage threatens to impede the UK’s ability to meet net zero targets, the sector’s professional body has launched a leadership programme in a bid to drive the industry forward – but says far more needs to be done if the UK is to deliver modern sustainable forestry on a large scale.

Forestry conference to focus on building resilience
01 August, 2022
‘Building resilience together’ is the theme of the 2022 Forestry Conference, run by the CLA, Grown in Britain and the Forestry Commission.

Ghana wood export volume up, but value down
23 June, 2022
Newly-released Ghana wood product export figures from the Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD) of the Forestry Commission for January to February 2022 show a 5% increase in export volumes but a decline of over 15% in export earnings compared to the previous year, according to the International Tropical Timber Organisation’s latest market report.

RFS and FC share ash dieback advice
15 June, 2022
As ash dieback continues to impact woodland across the country, the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) and the Forestry Commission (FC) are sharing the experiences of landowners and managers in managing the disease. A second volume of case studies published this month looks at sites across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Russian sanctions increase demand for UK timber products
24 March, 2022
Sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine will have a significant effect on an already volatile timber market and increase the demand for home-grown timber in the UK.

Hamish Macleod wins Confor award for dedication to forestry
21 March, 2022
Hamish Macleod was awarded the 'Dedicated Service to Forestry Award' at the Confor dinner and awards ceremony this month, following the announcement of his retirement last year.